Once a year the TOSS staff selects a book and brings a ‘book study’ to our SLI/ALI members.

This year, Dale, Barry, and Wanda will be bringing you two books by Simon Sinek, Start with Why, and Leaders Eat Last.

We will begin the morning with an overview of Simon Sinek’s book, Start with Why, presented by Dr. Dale Lynch. Dr. Lynch will introduce you to the book and its three learning lessons. He will lead our discussion and cover these topics in his keynote presentation:

1. Teach a man to fish, teach a child to swim

2. If you want to inspire others, always communicate your why first

3. Excited employees are the best resource for any business

4. You don’t need sales tactics when you start with ‘why’

5. How to regain your perspective; and

6. People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it

After Dr. Lynch helps us fully understand our ‘Why’, Barry Olhausen and Wanda Shelton will lead the discussion of Simon Sinek’s new book, Leaders Eat Last. Wanda and Barry will tag team their review by mixing a bit of Sinek’s work and a few of their own stories, the audience will learn more about how to:

1. Cultivate a ‘culture of safety’

2. Navigate powerful forces including stress and pressure

3. Learn how to better deal with the ‘reality’ of situations vs. our ‘perceptions’ of those situations

4. Look clearly at ‘how did you get here’

5. Boomers vs Millennials in the work place

6. Building trust over time

7. Building a safe environment for ourselves and our employees

Join us for a day with three former superintendents, one from East Tennessee, one from West Tennessee, and one from Middle Tennessee and help us share ideas about building a culture of excellence for all teachers and all students in your schools.

This day is presented by the TOSS staff, and sponsored byOdysseyware. Dr. Rosemary Williams will be available during lunch to share her knowledge and her company’s products.

Once a year the TOSS staff selects a book and brings a ‘book study’ to our SLI/ALI members.

This year, Dale, Barry, and Wanda will be bringing you two books by Simon Sinek, Start with Why, and Leaders Eat Last.

We will begin the morning with an overview of Simon Sinek’s book, Start with Why, presented by Dr. Dale Lynch. Dr. Lynch will introduce you to the book and its three learning lessons. He will lead our discussion and cover these topics in his keynote presentation:

1. Teach a man to fish, teach a child to swim

2. If you want to inspire others, always communicate your why first

3. Excited employees are the best resource for any business

4. You don’t need sales tactics when you start with ‘why’

5. How to regain your perspective; and

6. People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it

After Dr. Lynch helps us fully understand our ‘Why’, Barry Olhausen and Wanda Shelton will lead the discussion of Simon Sinek’s new book, Leaders Eat Last. Wanda and Barry will tag team their review by mixing a bit of Sinek’s work and a few of their own stories, the audience will learn more about how to:

1. Cultivate a ‘culture of safety’

2. Navigate powerful forces including stress and pressure

3. Learn how to better deal with the ‘reality’ of situations vs. our ‘perceptions’ of those situations

4. Look clearly at ‘how did you get here’

5. Boomers vs Millennials in the work place

6. Building trust over time

7. Building a safe environment for ourselves and our employees

Join us for a day with three former superintendents, one from East Tennessee, one from West Tennessee, and one from Middle Tennessee and help us share ideas about building a culture of excellence for all teachers and all students in your schools.

This day is presented by the TOSS staff, and sponsored byOdysseyware. Dr. Rosemary Williams will be available during lunch to share her knowledge and her company’s products.

Once a year the TOSS staff selects a book and brings a ‘book study’ to our SLI/ALI members.

This year, Dale, Barry, and Wanda will be bringing you two books by Simon Sinek, Start with Why, and Leaders Eat Last.

We will begin the morning with an overview of Simon Sinek’s book, Start with Why, presented by Dr. Dale Lynch. Dr. Lynch will introduce you to the book and its three learning lessons. He will lead our discussion and cover these topics in his keynote presentation:

1. Teach a man to fish, teach a child to swim

2. If you want to inspire others, always communicate your why first

3. Excited employees are the best resource for any business

4. You don’t need sales tactics when you start with ‘why’

5. How to regain your perspective; and

6. People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it

After Dr. Lynch helps us fully understand our ‘Why’, Barry Olhausen and Wanda Shelton will lead the discussion of Simon Sinek’s new book, Leaders Eat Last. Wanda and Barry will tag team their review by mixing a bit of Sinek’s work and a few of their own stories, the audience will learn more about how to:

1. Cultivate a ‘culture of safety’

2. Navigate powerful forces including stress and pressure

3. Learn how to better deal with the ‘reality’ of situations vs. our ‘perceptions’ of those situations

4. Look clearly at ‘how did you get here’

5. Boomers vs Millennials in the work place

6. Building trust over time

7. Building a safe environment for ourselves and our employees

Join us for a day with three former superintendents, one from East Tennessee, one from West Tennessee, and one from Middle Tennessee and help us share ideas about building a culture of excellence for all teachers and all students in your schools.

This day is presented by the TOSS staff, and sponsored byOdysseyware. Dr. Rosemary Williams will be available during lunch to share her knowledge and her company’s products.

2018 was an important year for school safety efforts in Tennessee. Every public school participated in a review of security and preparedness measures, resulting in an unprecedented opportunity to assess current practices and identify opportunities for improvement. Representatives from the state departments of Education and Safety will highlight the results of the school safety study released in November and share new resources available to improve the safety of Tennessee schools.

Directors are encouraged to bring a team representing district safety staff and local first responders (police, fire, emergency management) to one of the three meetings being offered in East, Middle and West Tennessee.

2018 was an important year for school safety efforts in Tennessee. Every public school participated in a review of security and preparedness measures, resulting in an unprecedented opportunity to assess current practices and identify opportunities for improvement. Representatives from the state departments of Education and Safety will highlight the results of the school safety study released in November and share new resources available to improve the safety of Tennessee schools.

Directors are encouraged to bring a team representing district safety staff and local first responders (police, fire, emergency management) to one of the three meetings being offered in East, Middle and West Tennessee.

2018 was an important year for school safety efforts in Tennessee. Every public school participated in a review of security and preparedness measures, resulting in an unprecedented opportunity to assess current practices and identify opportunities for improvement. Representatives from the state departments of Education and Safety will highlight the results of the school safety study released in November and share new resources available to improve the safety of Tennessee schools.

Directors are encouraged to bring a team representing district safety staff and local first responders (police, fire, emergency management) to one of the three meetings being offered in East, Middle and West Tennessee.

Given the trends we are seeing in litigation in Tennessee, it is abundantly clear that superintendents can’t be too informed about employment law!

Join veteran attorneys, Chuck Purcell and Chris Hayden from the PSC legal team, to not only learn more about these recent trends but also how to lessen your district’s risk, protect your district’s assets, and establish that climate where staff are safe to help students, and students have the best chances of learning. Take advantage of the vast expertise Chuck and Chris have gained defending Tennessee school districts. And just as a bonus, they are pretty entertaining as well!

There will be a special emphasis on gender/sexual harassment.

Lunch will be provided and you will get CEO credit.

A special thanks to Next Generation Underwriters and Tennessee Risk Management Trust for sponsoring this important day.

Given the trends we are seeing in litigation in Tennessee, it is abundantly clear that superintendents can’t be too informed about employment law!

Join veteran attorneys, Chuck Purcell and Chris Hayden from the PSC legal team, to not only learn more about these recent trends but also how to lessen your district’s risk, protect your district’s assets, and establish that climate where staff are safe to help students, and students have the best chances of learning. Take advantage of the vast expertise Chuck and Chris have gained defending Tennessee school districts. And just as a bonus, they are pretty entertaining as well!

There will be a special emphasis on gender/sexual harassment.

Lunch will be provided and you will get CEO credit.

A special thanks to Next Generation Underwriters and Tennessee Risk Management Trust for sponsoring this important day.

Given the trends we are seeing in litigation in Tennessee, it is abundantly clear that superintendents can’t be too informed about employment law!

Join veteran attorneys, Chuck Purcell and Chris Hayden from the PSC legal team, to not only learn more about these recent trends but also how to lessen your district’s risk, protect your district’s assets, and establish that climate where staff are safe to help students, and students have the best chances of learning. Take advantage of the vast expertise Chuck and Chris have gained defending Tennessee school districts. And just as a bonus, they are pretty entertaining as well!

There will be a special emphasis on gender/sexual harassment.

Lunch will be provided and you will get CEO credit.

A special thanks to Next Generation Underwriters and Tennessee Risk Management Trust for sponsoring this important day.

Join TOSS for a leadership development opportunity for superintendents and your district leadership teams. Keara Duggan, Partner of Organizational Design at Education Elements, will facilitate a four hour session to support you and your leadership team to deepen practices that build trust and a shared purpose across the students, teachers, families, and communities in your district. Based on her experience working with more than 800 schools and districts across 34 states, Keara will share best practices from within and outside of the education sector for building a culture of trust and innovation- where people feel included, understand decisions, and are inspired by a shared purpose. This workshop will build on the Culture of Innovation presentation Keara shared at our Fall Conference in Gaitlinburg. We recommend you join us with a team of at least 2 leaders.

Join TOSS for a leadership development opportunity for superintendents and your district leadership teams. Keara Duggan, Partner of Organizational Design at Education Elements, will facilitate a four hour session to support you and your leadership team to deepen practices that build trust and a shared purpose across the students, teachers, families, and communities in your district. Based on her experience working with more than 800 schools and districts across 34 states, Keara will share best practices from within and outside of the education sector for building a culture of trust and innovation- where people feel included, understand decisions, and are inspired by a shared purpose. This workshop will build on the Culture of Innovation presentation Keara shared at our Fall Conference in Gaitlinburg. We recommend you join us with a team of at least 2 leaders.

The Superintendent/Principal relationship is key to student growth and community support in our school systems. Join us in Murfreesboro at the Rutherford County BOE on November 28, 2018 and learn from some of our current superintendents how to build a team that enables our schools and our children to be their best. We have four sitting superintendents as our presenters, many of whom have served as school leaders during their careers. They will share their thoughts on ways to create and improve these important relationships over time.

Superintendents, bring your leadership team. Principals, bring your director of schools or come with your assistant principal. This event is offered each year in one of our three grand divisions, so it won’t be back in Middle Tennessee for several years. Don’t miss this great opportunity! It is all about how school and system leaders can work together!

The “Doing More with Less” Series Presented by TOSS and Platinum Partner, Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC. Join us as we explore ways to SAVE MONEY FOR YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT!

How to Save Money on OPEB Liability — A panel will discuss OPEB liability as relates to school district budgets. We will explore the issue, recent changes to reporting that may influence bond rating, and present solutions to help reduce the liability.

How to Save Money Lost with Employee Time — Five Points partners with its affiliate company, MyBenefitsChannel, to present the problem with employee time. We’ll show you the math of how employee productivity and accountability changes drastically with use of a time and attendance software. No more paper timesheets, inexpensive barcode scanning technology can reduce the workload. Even if you have a time and attendance solution, you will appreciate it more after seeing how much it saves!

How to Save Money on Insurance Expenses — We’ll present a strategy that is compatible with the state health plan for using HSAs and reducing payroll tax expenses. We’ll show you an employer-sponsored wellness solution to help keep employees healthier, thereby reducing claims over time. Finally, we’ll show you a better way to educate employees on their benefits and their cost so employees understand their benefits as part of their total compensation.

How to Save Money with Budgeting Tool — In this session, Five Points will present its budget tool to show you how to assess the impact to district budgets for changes to contribution levels, benefits, and employee participation in your insurance plans.

How to Save Money on ACA Penalty Notices and an ACA Update — In this session, Five Points will show you four Tennessee school district examples of 2015 IRS penalty notices and how they were resolved, as well as providing an ACA update. Don’t you want to hear how one district avoided their entire $70k+ penalty?

How to Save Money in Vendor Agreements — In this session, a licensed attorney will present a checklist of vendor contract considerations, as well as providing a summary sheet for your staff to use to flag those provisions for internal or board review. We’ll discuss things like limitations of liability, warranties, data ownership and security, indemnities, insurance and “additional insured” status, and professional services standards of care.

The “Doing More with Less” Series Presented by TOSS and Platinum Partner, Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC. Join us as we explore ways to SAVE MONEY FOR YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT!

How to Save Money on OPEB Liability — A panel will discuss OPEB liability as relates to school district budgets. We will explore the issue, recent changes to reporting that may influence bond rating, and present solutions to help reduce the liability.

How to Save Money Lost with Employee Time — Five Points partners with its affiliate company, MyBenefitsChannel, to present the problem with employee time. We’ll show you the math of how employee productivity and accountability changes drastically with use of a time and attendance software. No more paper timesheets, inexpensive barcode scanning technology can reduce the workload. Even if you have a time and attendance solution, you will appreciate it more after seeing how much it saves!

How to Save Money on Insurance Expenses — We’ll present a strategy that is compatible with the state health plan for using HSAs and reducing payroll tax expenses. We’ll show you an employer-sponsored wellness solution to help keep employees healthier, thereby reducing claims over time. Finally, we’ll show you a better way to educate employees on their benefits and their cost so employees understand their benefits as part of their total compensation.

How to Save Money with Budgeting Tool — In this session, Five Points will present its budget tool to show you how to assess the impact to district budgets for changes to contribution levels, benefits, and employee participation in your insurance plans.

How to Save Money on ACA Penalty Notices and an ACA Update — In this session, Five Points will show you four Tennessee school district examples of 2015 IRS penalty notices and how they were resolved, as well as providing an ACA update. Don’t you want to hear how one district avoided their entire $70k+ penalty?

How to Save Money in Vendor Agreements — In this session, a licensed attorney will present a checklist of vendor contract considerations, as well as providing a summary sheet for your staff to use to flag those provisions for internal or board review. We’ll discuss things like limitations of liability, warranties, data ownership and security, indemnities, insurance and “additional insured” status, and professional services standards of care.

The “Doing More with Less” Series Presented by TOSS and Platinum Partner, Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC. Join us as we explore ways to SAVE MONEY FOR YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT!

How to Save Money on OPEB Liability — A panel will discuss OPEB liability as relates to school district budgets. We will explore the issue, recent changes to reporting that may influence bond rating, and present solutions to help reduce the liability.

How to Save Money Lost with Employee Time — Five Points partners with its affiliate company, MyBenefitsChannel, to present the problem with employee time. We’ll show you the math of how employee productivity and accountability changes drastically with use of a time and attendance software. No more paper timesheets, inexpensive barcode scanning technology can reduce the workload. Even if you have a time and attendance solution, you will appreciate it more after seeing how much it saves!

How to Save Money on Insurance Expenses — We’ll present a strategy that is compatible with the state health plan for using HSAs and reducing payroll tax expenses. We’ll show you an employer-sponsored wellness solution to help keep employees healthier, thereby reducing claims over time. Finally, we’ll show you a better way to educate employees on their benefits and their cost so employees understand their benefits as part of their total compensation.

How to Save Money with Budgeting Tool — In this session, Five Points will present its budget tool to show you how to assess the impact to district budgets for changes to contribution levels, benefits, and employee participation in your insurance plans.

How to Save Money on ACA Penalty Notices and an ACA Update — In this session, Five Points will show you four Tennessee school district examples of 2015 IRS penalty notices and how they were resolved, as well as providing an ACA update. Don’t you want to hear how one district avoided their entire $70k+ penalty?

How to Save Money in Vendor Agreements — In this session, a licensed attorney will present a checklist of vendor contract considerations, as well as providing a summary sheet for your staff to use to flag those provisions for internal or board review. We’ll discuss things like limitations of liability, warranties, data ownership and security, indemnities, insurance and “additional insured” status, and professional services standards of care.

Feel free to invite your district safety director and facilities director to this important session as well as your local sheriff, and police and fire chiefs. Register your team at www.tosstn.com under the SLI tab at the top of the page. (The Fire Marshall’s Office is also sending invitations to all sheriffs, and fire and police chiefs.)

Session Description:

Effective school safety measures start with planning and communication.The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) will present newly issued school safety guidance for classroom safety in addition to information related to the adoption of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 2018 Life Safety code rules. An overview of the annual inspection program and the current state of fires in Tennessee schools will be covered as well.

The SFMO hopes to provide greater flexibility to Tennessee educators when planning for school safety emergencies and this presentation will also allow for participant questions to be addressed with the overall goal of aiding school officials in providing the highest level of safety to students, staff and visitors.

Feel free to invite your district safety director and facilities director to this important session as well as your local sheriff, and police and fire chiefs. Register your team at www.tosstn.com under the SLI tab at the top of the page. (The Fire Marshall’s Office is also sending invitations to all sheriffs, and fire and police chiefs.)

Session Description:

Effective school safety measures start with planning and communication.The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) will present newly issued school safety guidance for classroom safety in addition to information related to the adoption of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 2018 Life Safety code rules. An overview of the annual inspection program and the current state of fires in Tennessee schools will be covered as well.

The SFMO hopes to provide greater flexibility to Tennessee educators when planning for school safety emergencies and this presentation will also allow for participant questions to be addressed with the overall goal of aiding school officials in providing the highest level of safety to students, staff and visitors.

Feel free to invite your district safety director and facilities director to this important session as well as your local sheriff, and police and fire chiefs. Register your team at www.tosstn.com under the SLI tab at the top of the page. (The Fire Marshall’s Office is also sending invitations to all sheriffs, and fire and police chiefs.)

Session Description:

Effective school safety measures start with planning and communication.The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) will present newly issued school safety guidance for classroom safety in addition to information related to the adoption of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 2018 Life Safety code rules. An overview of the annual inspection program and the current state of fires in Tennessee schools will be covered as well.

The SFMO hopes to provide greater flexibility to Tennessee educators when planning for school safety emergencies and this presentation will also allow for participant questions to be addressed with the overall goal of aiding school officials in providing the highest level of safety to students, staff and visitors.

Did you know that many common assessment and grading practices may be demotivatingto students and even thwart their ability to successfully complete courses and pass stateassessments? Negative experiences with assessments and grades profoundly affectstudents, and educators at all levels have the capacity to do something about it right now.

This training provides an executive leader overview for applying Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in public-education. It prepares superintendents and executive leaders to use LSS process improvements to drive efficiency in school system administrative departments.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course attendee will have a detailed understanding of:

How to use Process Improvement and Performance Management approaches (i.e., Lean Six Sigma) to identify root causes of stakeholder dissatisfaction and reduce/eliminate the operational and organizational waste that cost your school system valuable resources.

How to select and set-up key process metrics and how to use those metrics to drive fiscal sustainability and academic performance.

This training provides an executive leader overview for applying Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in public-education. It prepares superintendents and executive leaders to use LSS process improvements to drive efficiency in school system administrative departments.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course attendee will have a detailed understanding of:

How to use Process Improvement and Performance Management approaches (i.e., Lean Six Sigma) to identify root causes of stakeholder dissatisfaction and reduce/eliminate the operational and organizational waste that cost your school system valuable resources.

How to select and set-up key process metrics and how to use those metrics to drive fiscal sustainability and academic performance.

This training provides an executive leader overview for applying Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in public-education. It prepares superintendents and executive leaders to use LSS process improvements to drive efficiency in school system administrative departments.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course attendee will have a detailed understanding of:

How to use Process Improvement and Performance Management approaches (i.e., Lean Six Sigma) to identify root causes of stakeholder dissatisfaction and reduce/eliminate the operational and organizational waste that cost your school system valuable resources.

How to select and set-up key process metrics and how to use those metrics to drive fiscal sustainability and academic performance.

Did you know that many common assessment and grading practices may be demotivatingto students and even thwart their ability to successfully complete courses and pass stateassessments? Negative experiences with assessments and grades profoundly affectstudents, and educators at all levels have the capacity to do something about it right now.

In place of the annual legislative webinar, the TOSS Government Relations Team will be traveling to the three grand regions to host in-depth discussions on the 2018 legislative session. During these meetings, we will do a deep dive into what legislation passed this year, how it will impact you and your district, and what we are anticipating as we enter the 111th General Assembly in 2019. You will not want to miss this professional development opportunity with TOSS. Remember, your advocacy matters!

In place of the annual legislative webinar, the TOSS Government Relations Team will be traveling to the three grand regions to host in-depth discussions on the 2018 legislative session. During these meetings, we will do a deep dive into what legislation passed this year, how it will impact you and your district, and what we are anticipating as we enter the 111th General Assembly in 2019. You will not want to miss this professional development opportunity with TOSS. Remember, your advocacy matters!

In place of the annual legislative webinar, the TOSS Government Relations Team will be traveling to the three grand regions to host in-depth discussions on the 2018 legislative session. During these meetings, we will do a deep dive into what legislation passed this year, how it will impact you and your district, and what we are anticipating as we enter the 111th General Assembly in 2019. You will not want to miss this professional development opportunity with TOSS. Remember, your advocacy matters!